2 mild earthquakes sway Batangas town

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LUCENA CITY — Two successive mild earthquakes hit Calatagan town in Batangas province early Monday, Jan. 22.

A 3.7-magnitude tectonic quake was recorded at 3:33 a.m. with its epicenter located 13 kilometers southwest of Calatagan, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported in its bulletin.

The earthquake had a depth of 179 km.

A few minutes later, the same coastal town also experienced a magnitude 2.4 tectonic tremor with 61 kilometers depth of focus at 3:57 a.m.

Phivolcs said the temblors were not expected to cause damage or aftershocks.

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Batangas is one of the most seismically active areas in the Philippines, generated mainly by the Lubang Fault, located between Mindoro Island and Batangas.

On Jan. 20, a magnitude 4.9 tectonic earthquake rocked Tingloy town. No damage was reported.

Before midnight on Jan. 19, a 3.3 magnitude tectonic tremor also shook Nasugbu town.

The Philippines sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” where continental plates collide causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity. INQ

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